ODSC West Recap, Slides, and Minisodes Podcast, Open-Source Data Catalogs, and Limitations of?LLMs
Open Data Science Conference (ODSC)
The leading applied data science and AI conference, with 4 global events and nearly 180 meetups worldwide every year.
ODSC West 2024 is in the history books, and between the speakers, partners, and exhibitors, we have to say that it was our best one yet. Here’s a rundown of what you missed.
Let’s examine how open-source data catalogs can simplify data mesh implementation and what your organization can do to prepare for this change.
Gary Marcus, a leading voice and critic of AI, shared his thoughts in a recent podcast, where he explored LLMs’ limitations, the need for hybrid AI approaches, and more.
This blog highlights some of the most impactful AI slides from the world’s best data science instructors, focusing on cutting-edge advancements in AI, data modeling, and deployment strategies.
This article explains several reasons why the same prompt might generate different responses for different users or at different times.
ODSC Highlights
The 10th anniversary of ODSC East is coming up May 13th-15th in Boston! Learn more about what to expect from this massive event here and why you won’t want to miss it.
Hackathons can be intimidating, especially if you’ve never done one before. So, what do some of the winners have to say about their experience with the ODSC West NVIDIA Hackathon, and what advice do they have to share with other prospective competitors?
Immerse yourself in 3 days of hands-on deep dives into the cutting-edge of AI, Keynote Talks from AI Leaders, and opportunities to make meaningful connections with top experts, AI practitioners, and peers.
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
AI fraud detection can uncover scams that traditional methods struggle to catch. Check fraud is the perfect example.
Data Science & AI News
This week’s AI Weekly Recap is all about OpenAI proposing a U.S.-Led Global AI Alliance, the latest in AI investments, & more.
The American College of Radiology has unveiled a new initiative aimed at advancing the adoption and oversight of AI in radiology.
At the Ignite Conference in Chicago, Microsoft introduced a series of new updates to its cloud and AI services.
A new AI method developed by MIT’s Markus J. Buehler is pushing the boundaries of innovation by connecting seemingly unrelated domains.
Microsoft has announced the launch of new adapted AI models tailored to meet the unique needs of various industries.
New Podcast Episode: ODSC West 2024 Minisodes
In this episode of ODSC’s Ai X Podcast, we present a compilation of short interviews from ODSC West 2024. The conference brought together over 170 brilliant speakers across a diverse array of tracks. Hear from several of these speakers and instructors, each sharing a bit about their work and the key themes they covered in their sessions.
Video of the Week: Frontiers of Foundation Models for Time Series
Recent developments in deep learning have spurred research advances in time series modeling and analysis. While achieving state-of-the-art results, the best-performing architectures vary highly across applications and domains.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
Wednesday, December 4th, 1:00 PM ET
Discover how to transform LLMs into powerful agentic systems. Starting with LLM fundamentals, you’ll learn to build single agents with tools, then advance to developing a coordinated multi-agent system that can perform financial research, analysis, and visualization tasks.
Thursday, December 5th, 6:00 PM?—?8:00 PM PST
Seattle, it’s your turn! Google Cloud is bringing the AI meetup of the year to your city, and it’s set to be an unforgettable evening of big ideas, game-changing insights, and great company. Forget the usual meetups?—?this one’s going to be pure energy and innovation!
Tuesday, December 10th, 12:00 PM ET
This talk will share insights into building image-text search and Composite Image Retrieval (CIR) using multimodal embeddings and the Milvus open-source vector database, demonstrating how multi-modality unlocks new use cases in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).